Logo Design

A mark people know on sight

Logo design is the process of creating the visual symbol that identifies your business, along with the rules that keep it consistent. SpeedXMedia designs distinctive logos built on your brand's personality, values and positioning, then delivers the identity system around the mark so it holds up on a sign, a screen or a shipping box.

This service is for startups that need a first identity and for established businesses whose mark no longer fits. You get a logo built on your positioning, the color and type that go with it, and the files and guidelines to use it correctly.

Marks from the studio, one after another.

Why it matters

A logo is shorthand for everything your business stands for. When it is distinctive and used consistently, customers recognize you before they read a word. That recognition turns into trust over time.

A weak or dated logo does the opposite. It makes a capable business look smaller than it is. A mark designed around a trend ages fast, while one designed around your positioning lasts.

How we run it

Every logo project follows the same four stages, with dates set at kickoff.

Research

We study your brand, your audience and the competitors in your category, so your mark does not repeat what the market already looks like.

Concepts

Our designers develop a set of logo concepts and present each one with the thinking behind it. You pick a direction to take forward.

Refinement

We refine the chosen concept with your feedback. We test it small, large, in one color and on dark and light backgrounds.

Handover

You receive the finished logo in every format for print and digital. It comes with usage guidelines covering color, typography, spacing and the rules that keep the next piece on brand.

What's included

Brand and competitor research

A clear view of your audience and category before any sketching starts.

Multiple logo concepts

Distinct directions, each with its reasoning.

Logo variations

Primary, horizontal, stacked and icon versions for different spaces and sizes.

Color and type

A color palette with print and screen values, plus typefaces that pair with the mark.

Usage guidelines

Clear dos and don'ts for spacing, backgrounds and minimum sizes.

Final file package

Vector and raster files for print, web, social and signage.

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Why SpeedXMedia

Our logo designers sit in the same building as our brand strategists, web designers and art directors. That means your new mark can move straight into a website from our Web Design team, a launch campaign under our Creative Direction team, and ad creative from our Paid Social team without a hand-off to another vendor. Branding projects typically run 2 to 4 weeks. We hold the dates we set, and we can run a rush schedule when a launch will not wait.

Answers first

What is the difference between a logo and a brand?

A logo is a single visual mark. A brand is the whole experience a person has with your business: how it looks, sounds and feels, and what it stands for. The logo is one part of a brand identity. That is why we design it together with the color, typography and rules that surround it.

Can you refresh our existing logo instead of starting over?

Yes. Often the right move is a refresh that keeps the recognition you have built while fixing what no longer works. We review your current mark, explain what to keep and what to change, and recommend a full redesign only when the logo is holding the business back.

Can you work inside our existing brand guidelines?

Yes. If you have guidelines, we design inside them so the new work matches everything else. If the guidelines are the problem, we can update them. Creative and brand strategy sit in the same team at SpeedXMedia, so a refresh is a conversation rather than a hand-off to another agency.

Will we own the final logo files?

Yes. At the end of the project you receive the final logo files in every format the work needs, including vector source files. The files and guidelines are yours to use across print, web, packaging and advertising, with any team you choose.

Let’s get to work

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